Bleak and alone
No solace in the solitude 
Of dark thoughts

Sealed off from laughter
The hurt goes too deep
Lurking in the shadows
Drawn to the light
But afraid of getting hurt
Rejected
Again

Too deep to heal
The scars of old
Inflicted by fools
Thoughtless or malicious
The effect is the same
Yet they laugh and move on
Fragile fragments left behind

Behind the barrier
Walls to keep out the pain
Sealed off
I watch from behind glass

But the glass shatters
Too easily
The barrier down
Defenceless
Vulnerable 

And still they laugh
Thoughtless or malicious
The effect is the same

Each time the wall gets higher
More layers of glass
Between me and the laughter